West Africa

Zimbabwe has some of the richest pastors in the world who made their money by preaching the gospel of prosperity. Music has become an effective discourse for hegemonic constructions of the current social order.

Inspired by panafricanist thought, Togolese rapper Yao Bobby browses the past to build the future in a country that is misruled by the same family since almost 50 years. In and beyond Togo, other rapping companions follow a similar approach.